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Each team may hold '''2 players''' on Injured Reserve. They are paid in full but do not occupy an active roster spot, so IR is how you cover a long absence without ~~spending an active roster spot~~.

Each team may hold '''2 players''' on Injured Reserve. They are [[NBA:Salary Cap#What counts against it|paid in full]] but do not occupy an [[NBA:Rosters#Roster size|active roster spot]], so IR is how you cover a long absence without carrying the player against your 12–15.

== Eligibility ==

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Fantrax will let you move almost any flagged player to IR. The day-to-day exclusion is a league rule on top of what the site permits, so the site allowing a move does not make it legal.

~~== Spots and the cap ==~~

~~{| class="wikitable"~~

|-

~~| Spots~~

~~| 2~~

|-

~~| Counts against your active roster~~

~~| No~~

|-

~~| Counts against the [[NBA:Salary Cap|salary cap]]~~

~~| Yes — full salary~~

|}

~~An IR move buys roster flexibility, never cap space. See [[NBA:Rosters#Roster size|Rosters]].~~

~~== Activation ==~~

'''A player must be activated within one day of being healthy.''' This is enforced automatically in Fantrax, so an IR spot cannot be used to park a recovered player.

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Sonics activate Michael Adams (DEN - PG) $500,000 (2027) off IR

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'''[[NBA:League Structure#Commissioner and TAB|TAB]] only replies to an IR move if it is invalid.''' Silence means the move stands — do not wait for an approval that will not come.

Then move him between the active and '''Injured Reserve''' sections of your [[NBA:Rosters#How to post|roster post]].

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* [[NBA:Salary Cap|Salary Cap]] — IR salaries count in full

* [[NBA:G League|G League]] — the other way to open an active roster spot

* [[NBA:In-Season|In-Season]] — ~~weekly~~ lineup obligations

* [[NBA:In-Season|In-Season]] — daily lineup obligations

[[Category:1TC NBA rules]]

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 {{1TC NBA rules}}
-Each team may hold '''2 players''' on Injured Reserve. They are paid in full but do not occupy an active roster spot, so IR is how you cover a long absence without spending an active roster spot.
+Each team may hold '''2 players''' on Injured Reserve. They are [[NBA:Salary Cap#What counts against it|paid in full]] but do not occupy an [[NBA:Rosters#Roster size|active roster spot]], so IR is how you cover a long absence without carrying the player against your 12–15.
 == Eligibility ==
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 Fantrax will let you move almost any flagged player to IR. The day-to-day exclusion is a league rule on top of what the site permits, so the site allowing a move does not make it legal.
-== Spots and the cap ==
-{| class="wikitable"
-|-
-| Spots
-| 2
-|-
-| Counts against your active roster
-| No
-|-
-| Counts against the [[NBA:Salary Cap|salary cap]]
-| Yes — full salary
-|}
-An IR move buys roster flexibility, never cap space. See [[NBA:Rosters#Roster size|Rosters]].
-== Activation ==
 '''A player must be activated within one day of being healthy.''' This is enforced automatically in Fantrax, so an IR spot cannot be used to park a recovered player.
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 Sonics activate Michael Adams (DEN - PG) $500,000 (2027) off IR
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+'''[[NBA:League Structure#Commissioner and TAB|TAB]] only replies to an IR move if it is invalid.''' Silence means the move stands — do not wait for an approval that will not come.
 Then move him between the active and '''Injured Reserve''' sections of your [[NBA:Rosters#How to post|roster post]].
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 * [[NBA:Salary Cap|Salary Cap]] — IR salaries count in full
 * [[NBA:G League|G League]] — the other way to open an active roster spot
-* [[NBA:In-Season|In-Season]] — weekly lineup obligations
+* [[NBA:In-Season|In-Season]] — daily lineup obligations
 [[Category:1TC NBA rules]]